Document Type
Conference Presentation
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
Operating from three distinct but interlocking perspectives as a Black woman archivist, a White woman anti-racist public librarian, and a Black woman academic librarian, we will facilitate a discussion about our experiences navigating collection development and collection development policies. Together we will acknowledge and address the disparities of race in collection development practices and discuss practical strategies for developing an anti-racist agenda at our institutions. We will also discuss how anti-racist accomplices can both support and follow the lead of Black women librarians and archivists as well as strategies for developing anti-racist collection development practices.
Original Publication Citation
Conner-Gaten, A., Caragher, K., & Drake, T. (2017). Collections Decoded: Reflections and Strategies for Anti-racist Collection Development [Conference Presentation]. ALA Annual.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Conner-Gaten, Aisha; Caragher, Kristyn; and Drake, Tracy, "Collections Decoded: Reflections and Strategies for Anti-racist Collection Development" (2017). Librarian Publications & Presentations. 137.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/librarian_pubs/137
